WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0
Measures functioning and disability across six domains, independent of diagnosis.
Psychometrics
Included in DSM-5 as the recommended dimensional measure of functioning. Domains: cognition, mobility, self-care, getting along, life activities, participation.
Cautions and misuse
Symptom change and functional change dissociate more often than clinicians expect. A patient whose PHQ-9 has halved but who is still not working has not finished treatment.
Sources
Üstün, T. B., et al. (Eds.) (2010). Measuring Health and Disability: Manual for WHO Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0). World Health Organization
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